Meg Warren, Ph.D.
she/her, Professor of Management
Office
Location
Parks Hall 23
About
Meg Warren, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management in the College of Business & Economics at Western Washington University. She is a positive organizational psychologist with expertise in allyship and well-being across cultures. Her award-winning research uses a strengths-based approach to study how individuals from relatively privileged groups can effectively support the well-being of marginalized groups.
She has published over 60 journal articles and book chapters, and 2 books - Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology (2017), and Toward a Positive Psychology of Relationships: New Directions in Theory and Research (2018). She is the author of the Psychology Today blog, Better and Happier: The positive psychology of impactful and joyful allyship. Her research has been covered by over 200 media outlets including Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fast Company, The Conversation, Yahoo!, Inside Higher Ed, WalletHub, Charter, The Economic Times (India), and AllAfrica among others. Her work has been translated or presented in 8 languages, such as Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, German, Portuguese, and Dutch. She has served as a speaker across a range of industries including consumer products, clothing and apparel, healthcare and medical sciences, financial services, automotives, public services, and property development.
For her excellent record of scholarship and research, she was awarded the university-wide Western Washington University Outstanding Scholarship Award 2023. She is the recipient of several research awards for socially impactful research and her outstanding research contributions by the College of Business and Economics, in each of 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. She frequently conducts research with undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Warren teaches courses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organizations, and Management and Organizational Behavior. Student reactions include "one of my most favorite classes in my 5 years in WWU!" "This course has been really eye-opening," "I feel like I grew as a student and as a person," "helped me find my voice and inspired me to be proud of my ethnicity," "very inspirational and moving," "So fun! I plan on working in diversity and inclusion now."
She is a Mentor-Editor of The Op-Ed Project, a high-level, micro-mentoring volunteer program, in which thought leaders at the highest levels give feedback to new and promising voices publishing in major media outlets. She serves on the board of directors of Lydia Place, a Whatcom County non-profit that provides services that disrupt the cycle of homelessness, and as a mentor in the Economic Security for All program of the Opportunity Council, a non-profit Community Action Agency serving homeless and low-income families and individuals in Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties in Washington.
Outside of work and volunteer roles, her favorite activities are painting, swimming, and hiking with her husband and two dogs. To access more information and resources, visit www.megwarren.com